Editing Vallejo (section)

== What they're not so good at ==
* '''THE BIG ONE:''' Citadel changed their paint names at some point between 2012 and now, so the Vallejo color chart on their website is not a one for one anymore like it used to be. [https://acrylicosvallejo.com/en/downloads/ Their catalog PDFs are regularly updated with color equivalences].
** [https://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Paint_Range_Compatibility_Chart You can also use this chart]. 
** [https://redgrimm.github.io/paint-conversion/ Or this one].
* Your [[FLGS]] is almost guaranteed to have most of their Vallejo rack picked near clean in comparison to the Citadel, Reaper, and P3 racks.
* Can't order paint online directly from their website; you're gonna have to go to the local hobby store/[[FLGS]] for it, and third-party sellers -will- mark it up.
* Their Primer is somewhat thin, as they formulate it with the expectation of airbrushing with it. Depending on the model's size, you may need to do an extra coat.
* Their paints need to be shaken HARD before they ever come out of the bottle. Sure, you need to shake all of your acrylic paints, but you need to really give these little shits a good once-over before they go on your models.
** You can order stainless steel balls (1 eurodollar for a bag of fifty on AliExpress): put one in each paint pot and it'll help a lot with the shaking/mixing process. Absolutely make sure they are stainless steel by testing with a magnet that they're not magnetized, leaving them a few days in a water pot to check they don't rust (use salted water for faster results). Some Aliexpress sellers lie and sell steel balls as stainless steel, which will rust and ruin your paints. You can also buy stainless steel at your [[FLGS]] under specialist brands (Army Painter, Green Stuff World  and others carry them as "mixing balls"), but expect a price markup.
** You can also use hematite (beads for bracelets), glass (might break though), ceramic (used in cooking pastries). 
** Do NOT use fish weights, shotgun pellets or anything else made of lead, otherwise you'll get lead paint and nervous system damage at your next brush lick. 
* Certain colors fluctuate wildly in terms of actual price. Stuff everyone uses will be at least three to four pounds/dollars more expensive than others, you're probably gonna have to figure out how many shekels you're actually gonna need.